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book that's more popular Yet another benefit of popular books is that they won't be first edition, so a lot of mistakes that make it into the first edition wi
by mafribe 10y ago
book that's more popular
Yet another benefit of popular books is that they won't be first edition, so a lot of mistakes that make it into the first edition will have been ironed out.
Don't underestimate how much a strategically placed typo can confuse a learner.
Rule of thumb: avoid first edition maths books.
- _asummers 10y agoI once had an analysis book that began the chapter "There exists epsilon < 0", which I found very amusing.